Slide-bracelet.



PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

E. F. PRESBREY. SLIDE BRACELET.

APPLICATION FILED APR18,1905.

INVENTEIR'.

' WITNESEEEZ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD F. PRESBREY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HAMILTON &HAMILTON, JR., OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, CO-

PARTNERS.

SLIDE-BRACELET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD F. PRESBREY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Slide-Bracelets, of which the following isa specification.

My invention consists in the improved construction of the locking meansfor the two parts of the bracelet, whereby a durable and efficientlocking means is provided, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of aslide-bracelet provided with my improvement, a portion of both membersbeing broken away to show the improved locking'means. Fig. 2 representsthe same when the parts of the bracelet are pulled apart preparatory forplacing the bracelet upon the Wrist of the wearer. Fig. 3 represents anenlarged detail sectional view of the improved locking means when theparts of the bracelet are closed, as in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents aninner side view of the locking means, as shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5represents an outer side view of the same. Fig. 6 represents a detailsectional view of the locking means when the parts of the bracelet areseparated, as in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 represents iia transverse section takenon the line 7 7 of In the drawings, A represents one hollow member, andB the other hollow member, of a slide-bracelet, the said members beingconnected to each other by means of the flexible German-silverslide-stripsCC, one of the ends of which is soldered Within the cavity Dof the member A, the other end being provided with the indentation a,which is adapted to pass onto and engage with the correspondingelevation I), struck up in the projecting end 0 of the curved guide E,which serves to uide the opposite edges of the slide-strip as shown inFi .6, the said slide-strip constituting the resi ient member. The guideE is provided with the slot d, and the slide-strip C is provided withthe struck-up projection e, which enters the slot d and serves to limitthe outward and inward movement of the said slide-strip. The curvedguide E is also provided with the head f, having an elongatedperforation g, through which the slide-strip C is made to loosely pass,and the said guide E may be secured within the cavity of the braceletmember B by suitable means.

I claim as my invention Ina slide-bracelet, the combination of thehollow members of the bracelet, With the flexible slide-strips, eachsecured at its outer end to the end of a bracelet member, and providedat its opposite inner end with the struck-up engaging depression, andwith the struck-up elevation, With the curved guides, secured Within thecavity of the bracelet member, and each provided, with a struck-upelevation, adapted to enga e with the depression of the uided fleXibIeslide-strip, and also provide with the slot adapted to receive the stoelevation which serves to limit the outward and inward movement of theflexible slide-strip, substantially as described.

EDWARD F. PRESBREY.

Witnesses SooRATEs SCHOLFIELD, I. R. MrDDLEMIss.

